Committee to maintain Souq Mubarakiya’s heritage identity

Committee to maintain Souq Mubarakiya’s heritage identity

By Faten Omar

KUWAIT: The Minister of Municipal Affairs Dr Rana Al-Faris gave orders to form a consultative committee to follow up on the work of restoring the areas damaged by the Mubarakiya Market fire. Historian and president of Kuwait Heritage Society, Fahad Al-Abduljalil told Kuwait Times that being part of the consultative committee will serve the purpose of the panel in preserving the heritage identity of Souq Mubarkiya. “The main goal is to preserve the spirit and heritage identity of Souq Mubarakiya,” he said. “Forming a consultative committee by the Minister of Municipal Affairs is a positive step that counts for the government. The formation is a wise decision of the political leadership.”

He noted that the incident needs specialists in all aspects, including the engineering, historical and architectural fields, pointing out that several places need the supervision of specialists to restore Mubarakiya Market to what it was before the fire as a Kuwaiti heritage landmark. “We will make sure to provide the basic construction materials from which the original Mubarakiya buildings were built and provide an integrated protection system to avoid future similar incidents. We will go on a field visit to conduct a comprehensive study,” Abduljalil said.

He affirmed that